Helsinki, Nov. 3.
"Finland has always shown a desire for peace and has gone as far as possible to meet Russia's proposals" declared M. Elias Erkko, Finnish Foreign Minister, in an interview with foreign correspondents today in which he described the Soviet's accusation that Finland was preparing for hostilities as unjustified, At the meeting in Moscow this evening, M. Erkko said the Finns made counter-proposals and were now awaiting the Soviet reply. Two-thirds of the Russian proposals, he added, had already been accepted in a modified and provisional form, —Reuter, "Some Things We Cannot Discuss"
Copenhagen, Nov. 4.
Versions of the interview granted to the press by M. Elias Erkko, Finnish Foreign Minister, reaching here today from Helsinki, include the statements: "The Russians cannot expect a 100 per cent fulfilment of their demands, Some things we cannot discuss, We cannot wait indefinitely for a ropy, If this is not forthcoming shortly, the Finnish delegation will return."—Reuter.
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